17 Related Articles from 2019-06-19

A nightmare that was not: New York rescuers find dead baby is actually a doll. It was a first responder's worst nightmare: the discovery early on Tuesday of a dead infant. >>

Bronx man, 23, walks into a police station and confesses to killing his 21-year-old girlfriend. Angel Felix Rodriguez, 23, arrived to the 46th Precinct in the Bronx, New York, around 6pm Wednesday evening and reportedly told officers that he killed his 21-year-old girlfriend, Indira Ramirez-Rivera. >>

Child Predator Approaches LI Boy Walking from School. The boy did not get into the car with the man who approached him as he walked home from school, and helped police get a sketch of the suspect. NBC 4 New York's Greg Cergol reports. >>

Dog is baffled by its owner tossing treats onto a glass coffee table where they hover out of reach. Champ the dog (pictured) was baffled by treats landing on a glass table above his head rather than into his mouth, in a video recorded in Staten Island, New York. >>

Faryal Makhdoom claims mums should be PAID by the government for being stay-at-home parents. Appearing on GMB, Amir Khan's New York-born wife, 27, said the salary for stay-at-home parents should be more than a lawyer or surgeon's because they are the CEOs of their homes. >>

Illegal immigrants can now get a driver's license in New York. New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis speaks out against giving illegal immigrants licenses. >>

Matt Wallace ready to cap stunning rise to the top with success at the US Open. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DEREK LAWRENSON: Matt Wallace was in a sombre, pensive mood as he flew to New York for the USPGA Championship at Bethpage last month. >>

Minivan Jumps Curb, Pins Man to Building in Queens. The van careened onto the curb, sending out a booming noise before crashing into a building in Jackson Heights. The man is miraculously expected to survive. NBC 4 New York's Ray Villeda reports. >>

New York Islanders hire Jim Hiller an assistant coach. The New York Islanders have named Jim Hiller as an assistant coach >>

New York moves to ban 'gay panic and trans panic' defense, joining five other states. New York lawmakers passed a ban on gay and trans panic defenses in murder cases, looking to end what advocates say are discriminatory strategies. >>

Self-help guru convicted in lurid NXIVM sex-trafficking case. The former leader of a purported self-help group was convicted Wednesday of federal conspiracy and racketeering charges that centred on lurid details of what prosecutors called a secret society of "sex slaves" within a community of followers in upstate New York. >>

Sherri Shepherd beams in a figure hugging dress while promoting her new show with Gabriel Iglesias . The former View host, 52, put on a head-turning display in a hot pink frock and a coral dress with fuchsia heels while chatting about her new film in New York. The actress looked incredible. >>

The right answers to the New York Times candidate questionnaire. My opponents will say that their heroes are their wives. All of them are wrong except for Jay Inslee. >>

Video: New York jury convicts Nxivm sex cult founder. Keith Raniere, a New York man accused of running a cult-like group in which women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials and ordered to have sex with him, was found guilty of all charges against him. >>

Video: Russell Crowe looks dapper in casual polo and denim in NY. Russell Crowe steps out in New York outside the Greenwich Hotel in New York and greets fans and photographers. The 55-year old actor lookss relaxed and rugged, wearing a black basic polo, denim and sneakers. >>